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At the moment I really like the name Jay for a boy. Do you like it just as a full name or short for something.I can only think of Jaydon, Jason, Jamie and James that it could be short for and I don't care for any!Any combo suggestions? (Preferably from my favourite names list)
**miss_smiley**
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I like it, and I think it's fine as a full name. If you'd like to have a longer form, I think almost any "J" name would work. -- Sarah
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Well, in theory I think Jay is fine as a name on its own.
However, I once knew a boy who was always referred to as (and I'll just use the phonetic pronunciation) "jaytee."
I went for years assuming it was J.T.
Finally I found out it actually was Jay T. (Don't know what the T. stood for.)
I found the experience quite disorienting. Unnerving. Whatever.
Now maybe that's just because I'm overly concerned with spelling, names, etc. Probably wouldn't bother most people!
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i like it as a full name
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Like this name. Like a guy with this name. haha. in his case its not short for anything. I didnt even know it was short for anything.
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I like it as a full name.Combo from your faves: Jay Morgan.- mirfak
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I personally don't like Jay, but I guess it would be a fine nn or mn.Other names it could be a nn for . . .
Jabez
Jabin
Jabir
Jachin
Jacinto
Jack
Jackie
Jackson
Jacob
Jacques
Jada
Jaden
Jafar
Jairus
Jalen
Jamaal
Jamison
Jan
Jannick
Japheth
Jared
Jarek
Jareth
Jaron
Jarrett
Jasper
Alejandro
Benjamin
ElijahI don't know if you'll like any of those. Or some may be too much of a stretch. But, do you like any?
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
~~~ John 3:16

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I do like Jack, Jacob, Jared, Jarek, Jareth, Jarrett, Benjamin and Elijah. Though Jack is too popular, Jacob would go by Jake, Benjamin and Elijah are a bit of a stretch and Jarek doesn't sound too English!I do really like Jared, Jareth and Jarrett!
**miss_smiley**
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I know several Jays, and I still think it is better as short for something. The only person I liked it on was an Asian boy who was very religious, and whose parents had named him after the god. Otherwise, I prefer it to be short for something.
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I like it as a full name or as a nickname for James. I don't see where your faves are, so I'll just give the names that pop into my head.Jay Christopher
Jay Riley
Jay Nicholas
Jay Matthew
Jay Timothy
Jay Elliott
Jay Sebastian~Erin Lee, wife of Matthew James, mama to Sarah Patrice (11/29/04) and Dos (due sometime in late February or early March)~
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They were in my profile! But anyway thanks, I like Jay Christopher, Jay Riley and Jay Sebastian is lovely!**miss_smiley**
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I think Jay works fine as a fn on its own and doesn't need to be short for anything.Jay Bradley or Jay Owen would be my combo choices from your names list.
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I like both those, Jay Bradley is nice but I don't think I want 2 'y's at the end so Jay Owen would work!**miss_smiley**
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I love Jay, both on its own and as a nickname. Anything beginning with the letter J is fair game, in this case--it's like Kiki and Gigi for a girl in that sense.I have a character whose name is Jehoshaphat "Jay." He has siblings Hephzibah "Zibby," Kerenhappuch "Keri," and Theophilus "Tep." :D That might be a bit extreme for you, though.Array

...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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Why do they all have very weird Hebrew names except for Theophilus? He stands out.
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He does, doesn't he? :) They were all given Biblical names, and Tep's simply doesn't sound quite so Biblical as the others'.They're from a rather silly story, so the fact that he stands out isn't much of a problem, hehe.Array

...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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